Man stabbed his 12-year-old cousin in Sunrise after arguing over gaming console, police say

SUNRISE, Fla. — An argument over a gaming console ended with a 28-year-old man stabbing his 12-year-old cousin within the hip space in Sunrise, authorities mentioned.

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According to an arrest report obtained Monday by Local 10 News, Andrew Zagazeta, of Weston, was arrested early Friday morning on a cost of aggravated battery with a lethal weapon.

Sunrise police mentioned the stabbing occurred Thursday evening at an residence advanced within the 12800 block of Vista Isles Drive.

When officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with the great-grandmother of the suspect and sufferer, who mentioned that the 2 had been arguing over a gaming console and he or she “immediately intervened to separate them,” the arrest report said.

According to the report, the great-grandmother didn’t see a knife being displayed through the argument.

The girl informed police that quickly after the altercation she noticed Zagazeta leaving the residence and instantly adopted him outdoors “out of curiosity.”

According to the report, she mentioned the sufferer then approached her and mentioned that Zagazeta had simply stabbed him in the appropriate hip space with a knife.

Police mentioned the sufferer was transported to Broward Health Medical Center to be handled for non-life-threatening accidents.

According to the report, detectives later spoke with the sufferer on the hospital and he mentioned he acquired right into a “heated argument” along with his cousin after Zagazeta used his gaming console with out permission.

The sufferer mentioned Zagazeta pushed him, at which era his great-grandmother intervened and separated them.

Police mentioned the sufferer admitted to eradicating a knife from the knife storage block within the kitchen after the argument erupted, however mentioned he instantly returned it to the storage block after his great-grandmother intervened.

According to the report, the sufferer mentioned Zagazeta then pulled out a knife from behind the TV and stabbed him because the sufferer was strolling towards his gaming console to retrieve it.

Police mentioned the sufferer’s stab wound measured about 1 centimeter in depth.

As of Monday morning, Zagazeta was being held on the Broward County Main Jail on a $20,000 bond.

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